TY  - JOUR
TI  - Genetic studies define MAGUK proteins as regulators of epithelial cell polarity.
AU  - Caruana, Georgina
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - Polarized epithelial cells play critical roles during early embryonic development and organogenesis. Multi-domain scaffolding proteins belonging to the membrane associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family are commonly found at the plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells. Genetic studies in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans have revealed that MAGUK proteins regulate various aspects of the polarized epithelial phenotype, including cell junction assembly, targeting of proteins to the plasma membrane and the organisation of polarized signalling complexes. This review will focus on the genetic studies that have contributed to our understanding of the MAGUK family members, Dlg and Lin-2/CASK, in controlling these processes. In addition, our recent genetic analysis of mouse Dlg, in combination with genetic and biochemical studies of Lin-2/CASK by others suggests a model placing Dlg and Lin-2/CASK within the same developmental pathway.
PY  - 2002
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
SP  - 511
EP  - 518
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/12141438
Y2  - 2024/11/05/15:21:57
ER  -